Profile: Jamey Carroll superficially resembles Willie Bloomquist -- a scrappy white guy who announcers love and actually is pretty terrible at baseball. But the truth is that Carroll plays good defense at second, and gets on base enough that he is not an offensive sinkhole. Whether or not signing him to be a full-time shortstop at 38 years old was a good idea for the Twins is another question entirely. Carroll is going to get plenty of playing time because the Twins don't really have another choice, and he is not awful offensively for the position. But keep in mind that old guys break, and Carroll does not have the steals that would expect from his stereotype -- maybe 15 if everything goes right. There is value there, and he should be drafted in most leagues, but keep things in perspective. (Matt Klaasen)

The Quick Opinion: Carroll is a "scrappy" little guy who gets on-base surprisingly often given his lack of pop. However, he does not steal enough bases to add real value on offense for a fantasy team.

Profile: Carroll was in no way an offensive dynamo in 2012, but he did exactly what the Twins should have hoped for. He brought stability to a weak middle infield by playing tremendous defense, hit just well enough to be useful in the two-hole or in the bottom-third of the lineup, and was a pillar in the clubhouse as one of the go-to players for media members following Michael Cuddyer's departure. At this point in Carroll's career, as well as where the Twins are as a team right now, it would probably be best for him to fade into the background a bit, perhaps getting closer to 300 plate appearances while the Twins try out different up-the-middle combinations with Brian Dozier, Pedro Florimon, Eduardo Escobar and others. But that probably won't happen. For one, the latter two show no inclination of ever hitting at the big league level, and for two, Ron Gardenhire likes his scrappy veterans too much. It matters not to fantasy players, as Carroll has no value in fantasy leagues except maybe quirky ones which place extreme emphasis on OBP or plate discipline. (Brandon Warne)

The Quick Opinion: Maybe an asset in real life due to his plate discipline, strong defense, and clubhouse responsibility, Jamey Carroll is only a fantasy asset in those leagues that value on-base percentage... and are really deep.

Profile: On the plus side, Carroll has had at least 500 plate appearances in two consecutive seasons. On the down side is just about everything else. His batting average has declined each of the past four seasons, and he has stolen just 11 bases over the past two seasons. Last season was tough for him as his on-base percentage fell off the table, thus making him a zero category player. Even if he were to rebound, he's a half a category player because he won't run much at his age. (Jason Collette)

The Quick Opinion: Last season was tough for him as his on-base percentage fell off the table, thus making him a zero category player. Even if he were to rebound, he's a half a category player because he won't run much at his age.